Chapter 39

Friday

Chilli POV

"So doc, what's the verdict?" Sitting in his office, my hand in Elias's, as he asks the questions. A mixture of fear, anxiety, impatience and doubt flooding us both, weighing us down like boulders underwater. Elias squeezes my hand as Dr Jones shuffles through his paper, not sure how much longer I can sit waiting, this week has felt like an eternity.

"Well, you see.." coughing, the doctor clears his throat, "I'll get straight to it shall I? Won't beat around the bush." Our silence seems to answer that suggestion, so the doc carrys on as I hold my breath, trying not to fear the worst. "It will be difficult but there is a chance you will get pregnant again, but you will struggle to get to full term." Silence falls upon the room, I feel stunned, like a ton of bricks are pressing down on my chest, as Elias keeps asking the questions,

"So it's possible? It's possible we will have a child? A baby?"

"Theoretically yes, but as I said it won't be easy, and conceiving will o